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  Ghada Is Our Carrie Bradshaw but 3ayza Atgawez Is not Our Sex and The City !!

  Dear follow blogger Ghada Abdel Aal is being labeled Egypt’s Carrie Bradshaw or the veiled Carrie Bradshaw with the international success of her book that is based on her successful blog with the same... Posted Aug 31 2010, 01:34 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: books, Egypt, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Culture, Video, mideast, COMEDY, Bloggers, tv, Arts, Reviews, Series, Ramdan 2010, 3ayza Atgawez, Ghada Abdel Aal, Al Shorouk, Ahmed Sakka, Wanna be a bribe

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  Sakina Fouad on Our Wheat Crisis , What else Can be Said

  Sakina Fouad , the famous Egyptian writer and journalist spoke about our wheat crisis in On TV’s Manshat  last week and since then I have not read or find any reaction about what this great lady has... Posted Aug 23 2010, 05:48 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, politics, Democracy, Video, Economy, Science, Amin Abaza, wheat, Sakina Fouad

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  Reema

  Reema’s story is one of tragedy, ignorance and sadness at a promising life lost at the hands of superstition and patriarchy. That this happened in Jordan in 2010 beggars belief; already struck by... Posted Aug 19 2010, 07:45 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Jordan, middle east, Women, Culture, honor killing, Domestic Violence, Womyn, Patriarchy

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  Tash Ma Tash, Literally

  Rather than pain and shock, ‘drole’ would be the appropriate sentiment with which to greet the latest edition of Saudi Arabian TV comedy Tash Ma Tash: The central character takes four husbands... Posted Aug 18 2010, 01:44 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: middle east, Women, Islam, Culture, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Pop Culture, ramadan, faith, Womyn

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  David Guetta Celebrates The Eid in Sharm !!

  David Guetta is going to hold a special night club event in Eid at Sharm El-Sheikh's Pacha night club 1 , I found this news with that provoking headline in Yahoo! Finance as part of a press release... Posted Aug 16 2010, 10:34 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, Music, society, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, sharm el sheikh, David Guetta

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  أصوات أردنية حرة: أخلاق رمضانية…تربية و تعليم…و زين للإتصالات

  رصد حبر: “هو واحدة من تلك الأوقات التي ترسل فيها الحياة نداءا للنظر من حولنا، و الأهم، النظر في داخلنا لنكون أكثر تسامحا، و طيبة و نكثر من الأعمال الحسنة…تجبرنا لنتنبه الى التفاصيل الجميلة... Posted Aug 14 2010, 01:26 AM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Women, Religion, رمضان, ramadan, زين, Blogroll, 7iber, حبر, Society | اجتماعيات, Roundups, الآردن, منهاج أردني, curriculum, zien, تربية و تعليم

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  Her Name Is Aya Not Jihan

  The Associated Press: Egyptian woman will make history at Youth Olympics When I read the first paragraphs in the report , I knew that there was something wrong , we do not have a champion called Jihan... Posted Aug 13 2010, 08:54 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Sports, Egyptian Faces

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  Female Bedouin Jordanians’ Rights…Overdue

  By Lahib Bani Sakher What started as a peaceful day turned out to be one of the most important days of my life, or at last, our lives. By ‘we’ I mean female Bedouin Jordanians. Yes, if you... Posted Aug 12 2010, 12:35 AM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Jordan, Women, rights, government, Dailies, Opinions | أراء, Society | اجتماعيات, representation

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  Saudi Women, Behind the Lens

  Through the Eyes of Saudi Arabian Women is a concept that prompts disbelief that it is only emerging now. And the results are startling: Poignantly, as the photographer Madawi Balghunaim observes, Saudi... Posted Aug 11 2010, 02:15 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: middle east, Women, Culture, art, Photography, Saudi Arabia, Imagery, Pop Culture, Frivolities & Miscellaeny, Womyn

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  Breaking Israeli Law, Promoting Palestinian Justice

  Every so often a snippet emerges that catches your breath with its sheer inspiration and courage. This time from Israel/Palestine, a group of women have united from Israel and the West Bank to flout the... Posted Aug 09 2010, 02:53 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Palestine, middle east, Women, Israel, politics, West Bank, Conflict Zones, conflict, Womyn

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  Ladies…

  From someone who have almost seen it all from a woman’s perspective, and from a woman who has been goofy most of her life…even about miseries, and from someone who has had a decent amount of... Posted Aug 06 2010, 11:34 AM by Breath notes Filed under: Women, passion, talent, rules, I breathe..., in and out, survival, ثورة, kindness, I believe..., be smart

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  Egyptian X-Files : The Last Interview

  I am addicted to the new Egyptian TV channel "Al Araby TV " , this channel should continue during Ramadan and afterwards , not only we are being presented to our old TV and its stars but also... Posted Aug 06 2010, 06:58 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Israel, history, politics, Video, National, Egyptian X-files, espionage, Spy, Mossad, Egyptian TV, Samir Sabri

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  Women... Women... Women

  Oh, what can I say! I find it hard to express my feelings here, but it all started when we studied sexual selection back at the school; as Darwin put it males almost always are more passionate than the... Posted Aug 06 2010, 04:35 AM by Haitham's Aerie Filed under: Women, Evolution, I do care about Jordan

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  Police Brutality And Racism in France

  The outrage of the video is something natural but it is not enough , you do not expect people to admire grown men regardless of who they are and what they do when they drag pregnant women in the street... Posted Aug 04 2010, 07:15 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Women, citizen Journalism, Video, africa, Europe, immigrants

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  O.J Simpson Al-Masry

  Egypt woke up on a high profile murder, when Egyptian TV-News-anchor shoot his wife. On the other hand, a highly profile murder means a good material for  media and late talk shows; every party jumped... Posted Jul 31 2010, 10:38 AM by بتنفس حريه Filed under: Egypt, society, Women, 2010, بلادى, وساخه

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  What Happened When They Had Stayed

  What happens if we leave The Time magazine has a published a very shocking cover that it will be from the historical covers of the famous American magazine A shocking effect the cover will create ,no one... Posted Jul 30 2010, 08:48 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, politics, America, Economy, war, Afghanistan, Time Magazine

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  Taking the PC, Too Far

  The following account is deplorable in the extreme – that the final conclusion was made by a female judge baffles belief. Just for the record, the urge to respect perceived Islamic teachings can... Posted Jul 29 2010, 09:08 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Women, Islam, Religion, africa, USA, faith, Morocco, Americas, Womyn

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  Wife-tracker, Saudi-style

  As Saudiwoman notes, you can run, but you can never hide when it comes to gender-based tracking in (and out of) Saudi Arabia: I am currently on a family vacation in Italy but I had to post what the Ministry... Posted Jul 25 2010, 02:27 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: middle east, Women, Saudi Arabia, Gizmos, Womyn

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  Pomegranates and Myrrh

  Running parallel to the conference through the week has been an Arabic film festival, comprising works from Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and North Africa. Admittedly most frequently drawn into its dark depths... Posted Jul 23 2010, 09:23 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Palestine, middle east, Women, Israel, Culture, politics, film, Conflict Zones, Reviews, Ramallah, Womyn, Wishlist

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  Bella’s Kiss of Death to Kick-Assery

  Earlier this week I experienced what could be termed an ‘anti-epiphany’. By its very virtue, an epiphany is exhilarating, promising and smacking of revelation. This experience certainly had... Posted Jul 16 2010, 09:34 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: books, Women, Culture, film, Pop Culture, Reviews, feminism, Americas, Frivolities & Miscellaeny, Womyn, Bookwormery, Eclipse

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  Belated Cheerful News : Musaad Abu Fagr Returns Back Home

  After 30 months between the Egyptian jails and after many failed international and national calls and pleas ; the Egyptian regime has set Egyptian writer and activist Musaad Abu Fagr free. Musaad Abu Fagr... Posted Jul 15 2010, 09:10 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, politics, Democracy, mideast, National, Egyptians, National Security, North Sinai, Mussad Abu Fagr

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  ‘Women shaping the economy’

  I got to do some illustration’s for ArabAd’s July issue cover story: Women shaping the economy. Very interesting report, highly recommended! Here are the illustrations for you to check out... Posted Jul 15 2010, 08:32 AM by Maya's Amalgam Filed under: Women, Economy, Illustrations, Magazine, in the media, arabad, arab ad

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  Carmen Weinstein Faces Jail Time

  Carmen by Mohsen Allam Carmen Weinstein , the head of the Jewish community in Egypt has been sentenced to 3 years in jail after being convicting of defrauding an Egyptian businessman of three million Egyptian... Posted Jul 14 2010, 04:28 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Israel, politics, Religion, mideast, National, Minorities, Carmen Weinstein

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  Meet Miss Egypt 2010

  Ladies and gentlemen ,here she comes Miss Egypt 2010 Miss Donia Hamed Sultan With no introductions or announcements we were introduced Yesterday through Al Ahram Daily to Miss Donia and to her runner ups... Posted Jul 11 2010, 08:15 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: News, Egypt, society, Women, Photos, Culture, Mr. Egypt, Miss Egypt

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  Raed the abusive son

  Um Raed, our neighbour at the Jabal. She has a wide range of children (literally). The age range starts from 5 and ends at 25. Her life is difficult, mostly because her husband is a mean old lazy bum.... Posted Jul 10 2010, 04:00 AM by House of Curiosity... Filed under: Women, Men, Domestic Disturbances, domestic abuse

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  Octavia is The New Helen

  Octavia Nasr was forced to leave CNN because she described late Sheikh Fadallah as one of the Hezbollah giants she respected a lot . The American Lebanese former CNN senior editor of Arabic affairs paid... Posted Jul 07 2010, 09:17 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: middle east, media, Women, Israel, Islam, Arab, mideast, Lebanon, America, Geek, CNN, Octavia Nasr

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  Dear Mom: How ON EARHT do you do it?

  Mothers are perhaps the most creatures that are taken for granted. Why wouldn’t they be? We might understand some of the sacrifices they make and hardships they endure starting from childbirth to... Posted Jul 02 2010, 02:31 PM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Women, Diaries and Personal Stuff

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  Lock’em Up!

  يعمل صديق لي بشركة شاءت الصدف أن يكون بجوارها مكتب “لإستقدام الخادمات” (جمع مصطلح إستقدام وخادمات طبيعي جداً في هذا السياق بالنسبة لرئيس الشركة أو “المالك” ربما؟) بالمناسبة, المبنى... Posted Jun 29 2010, 02:32 AM by lebanese nightS Filed under: society, Women, Lebanon, campaign, وآكلة, female, immigrant-workers

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  Lock’em Up!

  يعمل صديق لي بشركة شاءت الصدف أن يكون بجوارها مكتب “لإستقدام الخادمات” (جمع مصطلح إستقدام وخادمات طبيعي جداً في هذا السياق بالنسبة لرئيس الشركة أو “المالك” ربما؟) بالمناسبة, المبنى... Posted Jun 29 2010, 02:32 AM by lebanese nightS Filed under: society, Women, Lebanon, campaign, وآكلة, female, immigrant-workers

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  An aborted honor crime

  “When the girl who was burried alive was asked: for what crime was she killed?” ~Surat Takweer (81:8) and (81:9) Rania, a young friend came to talk to me a couple of days ago. She wanted to... Posted Jun 19 2010, 10:54 PM by House of Curiosity... Filed under: Women, honor crimes, Jordanian men, Domestic Disturbances

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  Women have expiration dates!

  Just like any perishable item on store shelves, women have similar life cycle; They're unripe before a certain age, then ripe but not mature, then mature and ripe. Then ripe and oozing with the juices... Posted Jun 16 2010, 11:57 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts, Women

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  Breaking the Silence

  By: Shalabieh Yesterday I was in the elevator about to leave the office, I pressed GF to go down but instead it went up. It opened on the 5th floor and there a man was waiting. He was a construction worker... Posted Jun 12 2010, 09:59 PM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Women, Featured | قصص مختارة, Headline | المقال الرئيسي, Society | اجتماعيات, harrassment

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  Breaking the Silence

  Yesterday I was in the elevator about to leave the office, I pressed GF to go down but instead it went up. It opened on the 5th floor and there a man was waiting. He was a construction worker and it was... Posted Jun 09 2010, 03:38 AM by Shalabieh's World Filed under: Thoughts, Women, Life, people, Men, world, Freedom, gender, violence, anger, harrasment, discrimination, self awareness, Empowerment, Social Justice, Silence, verbal exchange

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  This Is Empowerment: Haneen Zoabi

  Over rice crispies this morning I had a discussion with my flatmate about contemporary representations of female empowerment. To look at the most recent example in the media, Sex and the City 2, the message... Posted Jun 08 2010, 06:38 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Palestine, middle east, Women, Israel, politics, Gaza, Conflict Zones, Pop Culture, feminism, Womyn

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  Al Jazeera And Its Anchorwomen

  The news of the famous Al Jazeera anchorwomen mass resignation made headlines across the world . The West was puzzled on how 5 Al Jazeera top anchorwomen had to leave the channel due to modesty and appearance... Posted Jun 07 2010, 05:28 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Culture, Arab, politics, mideast, regional, Press, Qatar, Al Jazeera, Al Gomhouria, al akhbar

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  Helen Thomas : More Than A Statement

  Helen Thomas is not just a journalist or White House Correspondent , she is an icon in press in the United States as the oldest White House correspondent , the first woman to enter men's arena , the... Posted Jun 07 2010, 07:21 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Palestine, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Israel, Arab, politics, Video, mideast, Lebanon, America, White House, Helen Thomas, Gaza Flotilla

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  The Best Thing Ever Said About Gamal Mubarak

  In a very interesting and rare interview former Princess Nevine Halim of Mohamed Ali Royal Family said the following while answering a question about her opinion in the recent talk about hereditary in... Posted Jun 07 2010, 05:19 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: books, Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, history, politics, Democracy, mideast, Egyptian Faces, Egyptians, Egyptian Royalty, WWII, Mohamed Ali Royal Family, Gamal Mubarak, WWI, ElBaradei, Abbas Halim, Niveen Halim, Egyptina Royalty

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  Paris In Giza

  Forget about Gaza flotilla news , forget about ElBaradei , forget about the Nile river share crisis as Paris Hilton is visiting our country , eat your shorts Iran and Turkey !! Paris Hilton has visited... Posted Jun 03 2010, 08:14 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Culture, mideast, America, Follow Up, Giza, Zahi Hawas, Pyramids, Reality TV, BMW, Auto Mac, Paris Hilton

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  Please Spare Egypt From Your Love Paris

  Paris Hilton loves Egypt apparently !! The TV Reality scandalous heiress got a new poster with Egypt supposedly in the background !! I do not see Egypt in the background though , all what I see modern... Posted Jun 02 2010, 05:59 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Culture, America

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  Secularism: A Woman’s Way Forward?

  Written by Farida Farouk In my religion and spiritual search, I happened to come across literature for authors, especially women who have influenced my interpretation and understanding of Islam. For a... Posted May 29 2010, 03:06 AM by 7iber Dot Com Filed under: Jordan, Women, Islam, Amman, Religion, feminism, Society | اجتماعيات, Farida, Abdullahi An-Naim, Mohammad Arkoun, Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid

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  Haram, A Million Times Over

  … and that will still not be enough to address the following: The criminal prosecutor on Sunday charged a 45-year-old carpenter with the rape and murder of his teenage daughter in Zarqa, official... Posted May 27 2010, 07:42 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Jordan, society, middle east, Women, Womyn

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  Why Hijab? Why Not?

  Building on this debate (which is still raging), the following clip debates why (or not) women should don the hijab: There are good arguments for, but ultimately it is the woman’s choice. When a... Posted May 26 2010, 04:19 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: middle east, Women, Islam, Culture, Religion, africa, Europe, Asia, faith, Americas

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  Why Women Accept Abuse

  Why a woman could accept abuse as a part of her life could be beyond some people. It’s understandable that anyone who enjoys the independence and free will to pose that question wouldn’t be... Posted May 22 2010, 08:10 AM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Women

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  مين أختك؟

  عم بقرأ حالياً رواية بتدور أحداثها في فلسطين في بدايات وأواسط القرن الماضي، واللي لفت انتباهي في القصة هو إنها بتظهر جانب قليل ما بسمع عنه عن العادات الفلسطينية، وخاصة إنه الأحداث مستوحاة من الواقع يعني... Posted May 19 2010, 12:04 AM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Arab World, Women

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  عبارات عنصرية ضد السود والنساء على لسان داعية إسلامي

  من المخجل أن يكون هذا رأي رجل دين وداعية إسلامي. في هذا "الدرس" للشيخ أحمد النقيب وبعد استعراضه للفتوحات... Posted May 18 2010, 12:04 PM by كشفٌ Kashf Filed under: Egypt, Women, Islam

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  Miss USA 2010 : Rima Fakih

  Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih There is no doubt that when that 5 years old Shiite Lebanese girl came with her parents as immigrants to the new world , she did not know or think for a moment that she would be... Posted May 17 2010, 03:13 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: society, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Religion, Lebanon, America, Muslims, Lebanese, Arab Americans, Minorities, Arabic faces, Shiites, Muslim Americans, Rima Fakih

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  Follow Up : Mimi Instead of Elton

  First of all I owe an apology to Vodafone as it turned out that it was not that mobile phone operator that wanted to sponsor an Elton John private concert in Egypt , Vodafone is much wiser. It turned out... Posted May 15 2010, 10:59 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, Music, society, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Culture, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Geek, Arts, Etisalat, Pyramids, Concerts, Elton John, Citizen Journlism, Mariah Carey, Mimi

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  Follow Up : Hani Sorror Shows Up At Last

  Surprisingly and amazingly Hani Sorror has appeared in court today but not in the cage as expected but rather outside it !!!?? Of course one must ask , why on earth and heavens this man is sitting outside... Posted May 15 2010, 02:53 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, mideast, National, Follow Up, Economy, health, NDP, medicine, trials, Hani Sorror, Heidelina, Sohair Sharawy

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  62 years, memories from my village

  A few months ago I attended the debut play by the Irish-Palestinian playwright Hannah Khalil. The play entitled “Plan D” was a look at the lives of a small family living in a generic Palestinian village... Posted May 14 2010, 03:59 PM by Talking Virtually To Myself Filed under: Palestine, middle east, Women, Family, nakbe

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  Kudos to: Elham al-Qasimi

  Deluged with deadlines though I am, it is nigh impossible to ignore the news that Elham al-Qasimi has become the first Arab woman to reach the North Pole. A former investment banker in the UAE, Elham completed... Posted May 13 2010, 09:43 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: middle east, Women, Travel, UAE, gender, Womyn, North Pole

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  قدمت بلاغا باغتصابها فاحتجزها أمن الدولة 8 أيام

  ن ، 25 عاماً، طبيبة، من أم مصرية وأب سوداني، تعيش في السودان منذ عشر سنوات عندما انفصل والداها، جاءت... Posted May 12 2010, 06:18 PM by كشفٌ Kashf Filed under: Egypt, Women, Sudan

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  Can We Consider This A Confession !!??

  Senator Yerima has justified his marriage to the 13 years old Egyptian girl and of course his justification is an insult to Islam and Prophet Mohamed "PBUH" alike especially the age of lady Aisha... Posted May 10 2010, 07:46 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, Islam, Religion, mideast, africa, Follow Up, Nigeria, Yerima, Egyppt

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  Exclusive : The Senate's Egyptian Bride

  I do not think that the following details are mentioned in Egypt anywhere else so it is kind of exclusive thing thanks to my dear friends in Egypt and Nigeria. If you remember from couple of weeks there... Posted May 08 2010, 07:41 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, politics, Democracy, mideast, africa, Follow Up, Nigeria, underage marriage, Yerima, Mariam Maged

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  هم البنات… للممات

  التمييز بين الاولاد والبنات في ثقافتنا العربية، وحتى في ثقافات تانية، إشي موجود ومعروف من زمان. طبعاً هو موروث جاهلي وتخلف من نوع خاص، بس يا ترى ليش لساته مستمر في أيامنا حتى بين ناس متعلمين ومثقفين؟ هل... Posted May 06 2010, 01:43 PM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Women, Culture, بالعربي

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  Hend Rostom After 30 Years

  She is being called Marilyn Monroe of the East still I believe if Norma Jeane had knew her and her life , she would have been more than glad to live in her shoes because after 30 years Hend Rostom seemed... Posted May 06 2010, 04:44 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, history, Video, mideast, Arabs, films, Egyptian Faces, Egyptians, Arts, Arabic faces, Nostalgia, Hend Rostom, Mahmoud Saad

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  The True Face

  And today down town Cairo witnessed that march of MBs and other activists , the march that was sabotaged or rather cracked down by the security forces turning it in to a protest , a violent protest of... Posted May 04 2010, 07:38 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, Women, Photos, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Follow Up, Economy

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  Italy Enforces Burqa Fine

  It was going to happen sooner rather than later, but somehow Belgium and France seemed much likelier contenders in the Burqa Ban race. Yet Italy has pipped them to the post, albeit not strictly with a... Posted May 04 2010, 05:55 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Human Rights, society, Women, Islam, Religion, Europe, Tunisia, Italy, faith, Italia

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  “The Sandwich Swap” by Her Majesty Queen Rania

  I’m just in love with HRH Queen Rania’s children book “The Sandwich Swap“. I’m in love with the idea, the message it’s trying to convey, the illustrations, and the fact... Posted May 04 2010, 01:57 AM by AquaCool Filed under: books, Women, Media, International, Languages & Culture, The Sandwich Swap, Children Book The Sandwich Swap, Queen Rania's book

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  Back In 2005 She Was Accused

  I remember and other remember too that DR. Eman Bibers who is currently being praised in the American media as a Muslim woman entrepreneur was accused of being among the faithful NDP leaders behind the... Posted May 02 2010, 10:18 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, politics, Democracy, America, Follow Up, Economy, Elections, NDP, 25 of May 2005, Harassments

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  Men

  I got this email from dad, sorry it’s in Arabic. it’s talking about the importance of men in life and especially to women. Dad knows i’m on the men side when it comes to men-women equality... Posted May 02 2010, 04:43 AM by JanMania Filed under: Thoughts, Women, Men

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  Now The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Is Speaking !!

  In a first reaction since the story found its way to mainstream international media , the ministry of foreign affairs and the Ambassador of Egypt  in Nigeria denied any knowledge with that Nigerian... Posted Apr 29 2010, 06:20 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, politics, mideast, africa, Follow Up, Suzanne Mubarak, Nigeria, Egyptian Embassy, Minors, underage marriage

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  Catty and Critical

  My wonderful and amazing sister was telling me about the book “Make Every Man Want You (or Make yours want you more)” by Marie Forleo and especially about the following chapter: Many women... Posted Apr 22 2010, 04:48 AM by Chocolate Mints In a Jar Filed under: Women, Life, c'est la vie

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  Nawal El Saadawi: Rebel with a Cause

  I just read the most wonderful interview with Nawal El Saadawi. Her work for the rights of women is outstanding. Especially heart-wrenching is her mention of enduring female circumcision. This world needs... Posted Apr 20 2010, 05:17 AM by Emigrant? Immigrant? World Citizen. Filed under: Arab World, Women

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  Women Shaketh the Earth

  At least according to the latest conclusions by Iranian cleric, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi : Many women who do not dress modestly [...] lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery... Posted Apr 20 2010, 02:00 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Women, Iran, gender, Womyn

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  Where Is Our Egyptian Embassy in Nigera !!??

  Please read this : The Punch:: Senator Yerima’s new wife A Nigerian senator marries a 13 years old Egyptian girl !!?? The Nigerian website seemed to be angry and they have to be so but what about the Egyptian... Posted Apr 18 2010, 02:41 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, Women, citizen Journalism, politics, africa

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  The Sport CommentatorESS

  I’mnot sure what was I thinking that led me to this idea but it sure reminded me of Rand’s Post. What if there was a sport women commentator? I know many girls, including Rand, could do a great... Posted Apr 15 2010, 12:17 PM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Women, Funny, Sports

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  Hands Up Not Handouts

  “Hands Up Not Handouts” is being advertised in the Facebook sidebar. I clicked the link and was taken to the site. Here is the Mission Statement: HANDS UP NOT HANDOUTS partners with women of... Posted Apr 14 2010, 12:15 AM by Emigrant? Immigrant? World Citizen. Filed under: Arab World, Women

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  On The Footsteps Of Infamous Regime

  On Sunday the Egyptian activists mainly from women protested in front of the Kuwaiti Embassy and despite their very small number the interior ministry took its precautions as if 1000 protesters were in... Posted Apr 12 2010, 09:26 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Arab, politics, Democracy, Video, mideast, National, Follow Up, Kuwait, Gamila Ismail, Presidential elections 2011, Mohamed ElBaradei

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  ملتقى النساء التقنيات العرب

  أول مرّة سمعت بملتقى النساء العرب كان بلقاء المدونين العرب كان رأيي ببساطة “فكرة أكثر من رائعة” وأخيراً الفكرة تحققت (شكراً منال) كل التفاصيل عن تنظيم الملتقى في الفترة من 11 إلي 14 أيار/ مايو... Posted Apr 07 2010, 11:24 PM by lebanese nightS Filed under: Women, Blogging, Uncategorized, Internet, Technology, Arab, Lebanon, event, female, arab-techies

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  ملتقى النساء التقنيات العرب

  أول مرّة سمعت بملتقى النساء العرب كان بلقاء المدونين العرب كان رأيي ببساطة “فكرة أكثر من رائعة” وأخيراً الفكرة تحققت (شكراً منال) كل التفاصيل عن تنظيم الملتقى في الفترة من 11 إلي 14 أيار/ مايو... Posted Apr 07 2010, 11:24 PM by lebanese nightS Filed under: Women, Blogging, Internet, Technology, Arab, Lebanon, event, female, arab-techies